Handball World Cup Women: Sweden vs. Germany – Live Ticker – Quarterfinals – 2023 DEN/NOR/SWE

5:20 p.m

The Swedes started the tournament against China and Senegal and mastered these compulsory tasks without shining. In the third game of the preliminary round, the Scandinavians showed why they are definitely one of the tournament’s extended favorites. In a demanding game, the Northern Lights held their nerve and defeated Croatia. This meant that we made it into the main round with an optimal number of points. At the start of the main round there was a clear win against Cameroon, then there were two tests with Hungary and Montenegro, who were able to confidently beat the co-host selection with four and five goals respectively. With the last few games, coach Tomas Axnér’s team finally seems ready for the knockout phase. Due to the German defeat, the Scandinavian duel will not take place for the time being; the opponent in the semi-finals will be France, who beat the Czech Republic 33:22.

5:10 p.m

The German team has had high hopes of winning a World Cup medal since 2007, and winning precious metal would definitely mean a successful result. The minimum goal has already been achieved by reaching the quarter-finals, which is to qualify for the Olympics. After the stumbling start against Japan, in which Xenia Smits saved the opening win with the buzzer beater, two very confident performances followed against Iran and Poland. Especially against the seven from the neighboring country, the Gaugisch team needed a brilliant performance on the floor, especially the defense in conjunction with goalkeeper Katharina Filter acted optimally. And in the main round, the national team continued their winning streak, dominated against Romania and Serbia and booked their ticket to the quarter-finals early. Only in the last game of the main round was there the first defeat of the tournament against Denmark.

5:00 p.m

The 26th edition of the fight for the world handball crown is in full swing. 32 teams will compete for the world championship title up to and including December 17th. The main round ticket must be purchased in eight groups of four teams each. For the first time, the World Cup will be organized by three teams, with Denmark, Norway and Sweden acting as hosts. For the German selection, this meant games against Japan, Poland and Iran – the three best teams take the points into the main round. There were now three teams from Group E, co-hosts and favorites Denmark, Romania and Serbia. With two comfortable victories and a narrow defeat against Denmark two days ago, Germany’s selection has booked their ticket to the round of the last eight. As in the last edition, the group of favorites has not changed; Denmark, Sweden, France and the reigning world and European champions from Norway are among the title contenders.

4:50 p.m

Hello and welcome to the 26th Women’s Handball World Cup. In the quarter-finals, Germany will face co-hosts Sweden, kick-off is in Herning at the Jyske Bank Boxen at 5:30 p.m.!